Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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LENGTHENING OF HAND TENDON
Mt. Sterling, KY
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Saint Joseph Health System, Inc’s median price of $3.1k is 6% below the median hospital's median price ($3.2k), higher than 39% of the 1,526 hospitals reporting CPT 26478. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 9 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Anthem commercial|pathway case rate · outpatient | $1,551 | $1,551 | $1,551 – $1,551 |
| 2 | Anthem commercial|hmo ppo case rate · outpatient | $1,834 | $1,834 | $1,834 – $1,834 |
| 3 | Anthem medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,051 | $3,051 | $3,051 – $3,051 |
| 4 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,051 | $3,051 | $3,051 – $3,051 |
| 5 | WellCare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,051 | $3,051 | $3,051 – $3,051 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,112 | $3,112 | $3,112 – $3,112 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,142 | $3,142 | $3,142 – $3,142 |
| 8 | Molina medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,203 | $3,203 | $3,203 – $3,203 |
| 9 | Caresource commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $6,101 | $6,101 | $6,101 – $6,101 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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